|| it’s gonna rain

I have to admit that I dislike going out in the rain. I don’t mix well with warm weather, but I try to avoid going out in the rain whenever I can.

Inconvenience is a factor, of course. Who wants to go out toting an umbrella, right? But my bigger reason is that raining = wet litter = very unsightly. :/ Litter itself is enough to make me squirm, wet litter is just another horror altogether–

Braving the rains, I went out today. My sister was going to spend time with her friend, but something cropped up and her friend had to leave early, which gave my sister plenty of time to spend outside. So she called me up and asked if I’d like to go out with her. :’D

Our destinations for the day:
-Sunshine Plaza
-Iluma
-Bugis Junction

Well, it looked like a good part of Singapore had rainy weather – I went from Lakeside to Dhoby Ghaut to Bugis and it was raining everywhere. Blargh. The rain wasn’t so bad on the trip to Sunshine Plaza though, and I finally discovered the goodness that is M Workshop. How did I not know of it sooner!? ):

Loot was decent – Tamiya sidecutters, more sandpaper, and POLISHING COMPOUNDS!! I’ve been looking for the compounds for a long while since Hobby Point Tiong Bahru and Kovan were out of them when I last checked with them. \o/ I thought of buying HG 1/144 Gaddess since I’ve been eyeing it for a long while, but I abandoned the thought due to the evil known as ‘lack of space’. ;_;

But with this, I’m finally ready to start MG Exia, since I have enough stuff for a decent snapbuild. No spraying since my parents wouldn’t hear of me spending on and buying chemicals, and I don’t have space anyway. Note how often the lack of space reason crops up. XD; I still have Trans-Am Raiser to deal with, and I’ll build it in the last week of November to coincide with PG 00’s release. So, MG Exia’s turn should come in mid-December earliest. Excited!

After exploring Iluma for a bit [pretty nice and cold place, but there’re mostly clothes stores and cafes], my sis and I then headed for Bugis Junction, and finally dropped by the famous BHG. XD Nice selection of Gunpla, though they were all at normal shopping-mail retail prices [read: kinda expensive]. I hear that BHG holds sales with attractive discounts once in a while though.

Can’t wait to start on Trans-am Raiser already, and there’re only 15 days till its PG brother’s release! *_*

Unlikely, since the only ‘camera’ I have at my disposal is my laptop. But posting [and reading] walls of text is pretty boring, so I’ll try and take pics and hope they turn out decent and presentable. xD

Thank you! Pity I won’t be dabbling with spray paints anytime soon, but I’ve been looking into getting a PG kit for a while, so when PG 00 was announced, it was naturally my first choice since it’s one of my favourite Gundams. xD

Yeah, I was looking into matte topcoat too. ;-; Maybe next time when I finally have my own space XD

Not gonna lie, the non-movable wings disappointed me, among several things, but Meister Sekita made an edit about how he believes that the wings *may* be movable after all, but you really have to take care while adjusting it [or else you risk scraping off the paint if you paint the kit]. But in the end, it’s still an opinion without any backup, so. :c But I love the Gundam, and I’ve already preordered it anyway, so I’ll just go for it.

wahhh! you’re gonna get the PG Raiser!! cool… i’ll say go for it!! i mus admit was very very tempted when i first saw it with my own eyes at Tokyo plamo expo 2009 for the first time.. unfortunately it was not released den.. xD

haha.. you’re realli into gunpla!!! so proud of you… you sound even more enthu den me… *guilty* lolx. i dun even noe how to use compound to polish man.. man i need to buck up!! =D looking forward to your next kit!! trans-am raiser!! ikuzou! ^^

I still remember the mix of horror and joy I felt at the announcement of the development of the PG. At that time, I keep asking myself if I could even afford it. XD But ah, you saw it at Tokyo plamo expo!! *_* Envy!!!

Chubbybots has a guide on how to use them! o/ Haven’t tried it so far but it looks promising. And ah, you flatter me…I have a long, long way to go. I still don’t know how to use topcoat! XD I also really admire your painting skills – loved the way your Enact turned out. It’s so perfect. *_* And your RX-78-2 inspired me to aim to get my hands on one. It looks so awesome. XD

ya.. me too. when i first heard the news. haa.. i have to go!! its like the only yearly event that coincide with my trip…

yups.. went to read up alr.. remb that he had a guide smwhere. ^^. haha.. but you realli more enthu den me.. XD topcoat very easy one.. jus spray across from an arms length away (ard 30cm) and its done! wait for 10mins or so for the next layer.. rinse and repeat till you get your desired effect. really very easy. jus dun spray in a cold day.. and maybe can warm up the can abit with your bathing warm water for awhile (30secs?).. ya.. so you dun get frosting.

Ah the plastic shine, matt top coat should do the trick :D I realized from my previous visit at M workshop they carry a bit of Zoids ^^ and lots of old HGUC kits. Guess they are aiming for another niche instead of competing with HAG head on. I did get quite a fair bit of supplies from them, they have tons of em….hard to choose!

Thanks for the referral lol btw ^^

Will be heading down to orchard to grab some kits for experiment this week :D You heading there for bakuc?

If I need to find old HGUC kits, I now know where to go then. :D Yeah, they really do have lots of supplies. Was so happy to find so many sandpaper and compounds since Hobby Point Tiong Bahru was running low on them. xDD

Haha, no problem! And I’ll be heading down today actually, in the morning till slightly after noon to try and beat crowds. Probably won’t be buying anything – it’s only mid-month and I’ve spent too much already XD;

Gunpla is bloody addictive, the buying just can’t stop and my cupboards are filled to the brim….and this taka fair isn’t going to help my situation lol! And Ren / Tako Chan just got me excited with their Keropla hoots…